Administra±on•For those of you just joining us, here is the coursewebsite, where you can ²nd the course syllabushGps://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/csunardi/17871/•Syllabus has informa±on about the course,requirements, and reading and listening assignmentsfor each week–Is also a required book—see syllabus for informa±on aboutthis book

Re: Add codes•I am very sorry, but this class is nearly full.•Please see David Aarons a±er class or emailhim about geSng on the wait list.–[email protected]•I will likely be teaching this class again duringthe summer (A‐term).

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Cultural values communicated through ballads thathave been handed down from earlier Ames:•Restrained aStude towards sexuality and humans as sexualbeings–±dultery is a sin–Emphasis on marriage and family•²ense of austerity•²ense that sinners are doomed in some way, o³en viadeath–²ense of God’s will via nature and/or jusAce served in some way

Some changes to BriAsh ballads assung in ±merica•ORen omission of details that explicitly indicate that awoman has either had a baby or become impregnatedoutside of wedlock•ORen omission of references to ghosts–E.g., omission of interacAons between humans and ghosts–²eﬂects a diFerent a³tude towards the supernatural world•Ex: “PreGy Polly” as sung in ±merica

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